hrp0082p2-d3-557 | Puberty and Neuroendocrinology (2) | ESPE2014

Mutational Analysis of TAC and TACR3 in Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty

Krstevska-Konstantinova Marina , Jovanovska Jana , Slaveska Nevenka , Tasik Velibor , Montenegro Luciana Ribeiro , Beneduzzi Daiane , Silveira Leticia Gontijo , Gucev Zoran

Background: The genetic background of idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) is not well understood. The genetic activation of pubertal onset is thought to arise from the effect of multiple genes. Familial ICPP have been reported suggesting the existence of monogenic causes of ICPP. The neurokinin B (NKB) system has recently been implicated in the regulation of the human reproductive axis, but how NKB system exerts its effects on the central neuroendocrine control of hum...